Median household income (1999): $31,625
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,936
| This zip code | $33,936 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 81330, 81327, 81323, 81335, 81331, 81328.
Housing units in zip code 81321 with a mortgage: 1,565 (106 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 626
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $767
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $222
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 16.2% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81321: Goodman Point Group (A), Ismay Trading Post (B), Mountezuma County Fairgrounds (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 81321 include: Faith Bible Church (A), First United Methodist Church (B), Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Majors Cemetery (1), Goodman Point Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Totten Lake (A), E G Merritt Reservoir (B), Robert Leighton Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Dry Fork Lightner Creek (A), Fisher Creek (B), Mud Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Pine Creek (E), Littlewater Creek (F), Ute Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 81321: Yucca House National Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 124
- 1995 to 1998: 575
- 1990 to 1994: 445
- 1980 to 1989: 1,091
- 1970 to 1979: 1,342
- 1960 to 1969: 442
- 1950 to 1959: 865
- 1940 to 1949: 376
- 1939 or earlier: 487
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cortez, CO (81321):
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 117
- 2 bedrooms: 927
- 3 bedrooms: 2,217
- 4 bedrooms: 451
- 5 or more bedrooms: 72
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 43
- 1 bedrooms: 305
- 2 bedrooms: 644
- 3 bedrooms: 341
- 4 bedrooms: 82
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 81321 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 181
- 1 vehicle: 921
- 2 vehicles: 1,600
- 3 vehicles: 813
- 4 vehicles: 197
- 5 or more vehicles: 104
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 162
- 1 vehicle: 746
- 2 vehicles: 402
- 3 vehicles: 99
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 81321:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 54
- $50,000 to $59,999: 131
- $60,000 to $69,999: 152
- $70,000 to $79,999: 175
- $80,000 to $89,999: 299
- $90,000 to $99,999: 197
- $100,000 to $124,999: 473
- $125,000 to $149,999: 257
- $150,000 to $174,999: 133
- $175,000 to $199,999: 98
- $200,000 to $249,999: 84
- $250,000 to $299,999: 64
- $300,000 to $399,999: 26
- $400,000 to $499,999: 7
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 81321:
- Less than $100: 40
- $100 to $149: 38
- $150 to $199: 58
- $200 to $249: 61
- $250 to $299: 89
- $300 to $349: 149
- $350 to $399: 200
- $400 to $449: 243
- $450 to $499: 99
- $500 to $549: 98
- $550 to $599: 91
- $600 to $649: 55
- $650 to $699: 31
- $700 to $749: 9
- No cash rent: 124
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,200
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,938
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,822
- Some other race householders: $177,273
- Two or more races householders: $164,441
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $156,491
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,396
- One, attached: 91
- Two: 160
- 3 or 4: 190
- 5 to 9: 115
- 10 to 19: 34
- 20 to 49: 61
- 50 or more: 17
- Mobile homes: 1,659
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,385 (74%)
- Carpooled: 995 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 32 (1%)
- Walked: 169 (3%)
- Other means: 47 (1%)
- Worked at home: 279 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 394
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1628
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1163
- 15 to 19 minutes: 735
- 20 to 24 minutes: 494
- 25 to 29 minutes: 93
- 30 to 34 minutes: 206
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 47
- 45 to 59 minutes: 357
- 60 to 89 minutes: 316
- 90 or more minutes: 213
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,293
- In family households: 11,397 (2,745 male householders, 914 female householders)
2,947 spouses, 3,994 children (3,633 natural, 74 adopted, 287 stepchildren), 238 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 189 other relatives, 219 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,896 (685 male householders (555 living alone)), 934 female householders (840 living alone)), 277 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 286 (177 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,594 2-persons, 803 3-persons, 728 4-persons, 345 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,395 1-person, 186 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
2,629 married couples with children.
803 single-parent households (194 men, 609 women).
85.9% of residents of 81321 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 18% well, 7% not well, 2% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 40% well).
5.8% of residents speak other language at home (74% very well, 22% well, 3% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 332 (2.4%)
(48.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (45%)
- Germany (21%)
- Netherlands (7%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Honduras (5%)
- Other Western Europe (3%)
- Turkey (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 34
- 1990 to 1994: 55
- 1985 to 1989: 13
- 1980 to 1984: 55
- 1975 to 1979: 28
- 1970 to 1974: 43
- 1970 to 1974: 17
- 1965 to 1969: 87
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 3069
- United States or American: 1892
- German: 1833
- English: 1180
- Irish: 793
- Scottish: 214
- Swedish: 210
- Scotch-Irish: 207
- Dutch: 198
- French (except Basque): 192
- Italian: 185
- European: 178
- Norwegian: 153
- Polish: 110
- Danish: 83
- Welsh: 68
- French Canadian: 59
- Hungarian: 35
- Czech: 26
- Swiss: 26
- Finnish: 25
- Austrian: 21
- Serbian: 21
- British: 19
- Arab:: 16
- Lebanese: 16
- Northern European: 15
- Czechoslovakian: 11
- Russian: 10
- Turkish: 9
- African: 8
- Subsaharan African:: 8
- Acadian/Cajun: 8
- Yugoslavian: 7
- Scandinavian: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NIELSONS SKANSKA, INC. (HB: 22419 CR G in , CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- ARRIOLA STORE (16032 HIGHWAY 666 in CORTEZ, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2001-0082, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2001-0082, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Alternative names: ARRIOLA STORE (CORTEZ, BASIN CO OP INC, BASIN COOP, INC., BASIN COOP INC ARRIOLA, BASIN COOP ARRIOCA BRANCH
- NIELSONS SKANSKA, INC (22419 COUNTRY ROAD G in CORTEZ, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Organizations: SCREG (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NIELSONS INC, NIELSONS INS
- INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS ASSOCIATION (10501 HIGHWAY 666 in CORTEZ, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1990-0060, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-08-1989-0011,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
Alternative names: IFA INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS ASSOC, INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS ASSN
- BOC GASES NUMBER 927 (14207 COUNTY ROAD G in CORTEZ, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD980634729, SQG
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES; FARM SUPPLIES
Organizations: AIRCO GASES (CONTACT/OWNER)
, THE BOC GROUP INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GASES, BOC GASES NO. 927, BOC GROUP INC A DELAWARE CORP AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GAS
- SOUTHWEST WWTF (SW OF TOWN, E OF HWY 160/666 in CORTEZ, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0027545, NPDES NON-MAJOR
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0089, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: CORTEZ SANITATION DISTRICT
- OLDCASTLE SW GROUP INC. DBA FOUR CORNERS (25350 ROAD L in CORTEZ, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: FOUR CORNERS MATERIALS, MOUNTAIN REDI MIX, OLDCASTLE SW GROUP, INC.
- TANNER FLYING SERVICE (20978 COUNTY RD in CORTEZ, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-1994-0099, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JACK TANNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- QUESTAR EXPLORATION - SPARGO SE #1 (22925 COUNTY ROAD in CORTEZ, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Alternative names: CELSIUS ENERGY CO, CELSIUS ENERGY COMPANY CUTTHROAT WELL 5 SPA, CELSIUS ENERGY CO SPARGO S E, CELSIUS ENERGY CO, QUESTAR E & P - CUTTHROAT B, QUESTAR E & P -SPARGO #2, QUESTAR EXPLORATION & PROD., QUESTAR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCITON COMPANY, QUESTAR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCITON CO., QUESTAR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCITON SPARGO SE #1, QUESTAR EXPLORATION - SPARGO #2
- RAINBOW BATTERY (1415 E MAIN in CORTEZ, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000002857, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: R & B TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HARRYS TIRE AND ALIGNMENT (HARRY BURDICK) (1431 EAST MAIN in CORTEZ, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1991-0044, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: AUTO AND HOME SUPPLY STORES; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
Organizations: GN JACKSON & K PEDIGO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
- CORTEZ CITY OF (110 W PROGRESS CIR in CORTEZ, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD182813337, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CITY OF CORTEZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COLORADO CUSTOM CENTER (23445 CNTY RD G in CORTEZ, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000016428, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: COLE CHARLES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLOADO CUSTOM CENTER
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6020
- Northeast: 452
- Midwest: 1498
- South: 1334
- West: 3818
51% of the 81321 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 11,937. Population change in the 1990s: +1,718 (+14.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81
| Here: | 5.0% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 1.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52
| Here: | 15.0% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CORTEZ, CO):
- MESA APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (226 N ELM ST; small business): $595,084 in 17 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support, Education Services, Other Salvage Services, Engineering and Technical Services, and more by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army, National Park Service, Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary), and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $183,436; 2006: $411,648.
Biggest contracts:
$152,911 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support. Signed on 2006-07-31. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
$81,900 with Army for Education Services. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2006-03-28. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$72,957 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Other Salvage Services. Taking place in AZ. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$65,731 with National Park Service for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2005-05-12. Completion date: 2005-11-01.
- MODERN WELDING (36 NORTH MADISON STREET; small business): $561,632 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2002
Contracts for Insect and Rodent Control Services by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $108,832; 2002: $452,800; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$226,000 with Air Force for Insect and Rodent Control Services. Signed on 2002-05-31. Completion date: 2002-05-14.
$94,500, same as above. Signed on 2002-07-08. Completion date: 2002-08-31.
$94,500, same as above. Signed on 2002-07-08. Completion date: 2002-08-30.
$77,832, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-10. Completion date: 2001-09-21.
- BRIAN D. DEMBY, MD (111 NORTH PARK STREET; small business): $396,572 in 9 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Radiology Services by Public Health Service, Indian Health Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $331,912; 2006: $64,660.
Biggest contracts:
$100,360 with Public Health Service for Radiology Services. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2005-01-14. Effective on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$75,656 with Indian Health Service for Radiology Services. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2005-10-06. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$69,480 with Public Health Service for Radiology Services. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2005-04-11. Effective on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$69,480, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-11. Effective on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
- SOUTHWEST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1311 NORTH MILDRED; small business): $300,000 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2004
Contracts for Other Medical Services by Public Health Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $200,000; 2003: $100,000; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$200,000 with Public Health Service for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
$100,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-28. Effective on 2003-12-01. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-13. Effective on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-13. Effective on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
- AIRTIME COMMUNICATIONS (303 NORTH BROADWAY; small business): $10,105 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2006
$11,012 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Telecommunications Network Management Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$-,907, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-06. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 4, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 4, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 12)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 99 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 94 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 80 people in nursing homes
- 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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